One program provides significant funding for juvenile justice, but does it deter the system from locking up violent kids?

Jason Lanzo's resignation will take effect on March 14. Assistant superintendent Celeste Wainwright will serve as the acting superintendent.

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KENNEWICK, Wash. - A 17-year-old from Pasco is in custody after allegedly robbing a coffee shop with a gun in Kennewick on ...

Sheriff Neal said so far approximately $11 million in revenue has been brought in from the Rhea County Jail and the Juvenile Detention Center since the opening of the Justice Center in 2021. Funds ...

Baltimore Circuit Judge Jennifer Schiffer is slated to hear arguments Wednesday over Syed’s sentence after the “Serial” ...

Illinois lawmakers push to make youth sentencing reforms retroactive, giving those sentenced as teens a chance at parole.

Of course it’s not perfect, but it’s going to bring youth closer to home; it’s going to expand local, less-restrictive ...

The decision from Baltimore prosecutors comes ahead of a scheduled hearing Wednesday morning where a judge will consider ...

Although Linn County’s Juvenile Detention Center shares a campus with the Oak Creek Oregon Youth Authority facility on ...

A look at some of the people who are least temporarily in charge of some key agencies and divisions on youth and family ...